Nope, four stroke or two there are reasons to store them in a certain way
'starting' with a good fresh water flush. Always refer to your owners
manual and follow it implicitly. For mine there are two positions for
storage and only two but for long term that is reduced to one configuration.

M.

"Martin Baxter" wrote in message
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Since we've got another going on outboards, another question comes to mind
viz-a-viz two stroke vs four stroke storage.

Do the four stroke motors have a dry sump, if not can you store the motor
in any position without loss of crankcase oil?

Cheers
Marty